HB 466 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

TEACHERS/SALARY: Requires school systems to provide a salary increase for teachers and other school employees using savings attributable to the state's payment of certain unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

HB 466 requires Louisiana public school systems to provide a permanent salary increase for teachers and other school employees using savings from the state's payment of certain pension liabilities. It directly affects all public school systems and their covered personnel, including teachers (certificated) and support staff (noncertificated) as defined by specific job codes. The bill mandates schools incorporate this increase into salary schedules and extend it to employees on approved leave (e.g., medical, military, maternity/adoptive leave), with schools required to report implementation to the state Department of Education by December 31. Charter schools participating in the Teachers' Retirement System must comply with this provision, though they remain exempt from most other public school mandates.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB466 Original HB466 Act · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was finalized and enrolled as Act No. 366, expanding the list of sponsors to include additional representatives and senators. The core policy regarding teacher salary increases was modified to provide a fixed $2,250 raise for certificated staff and $1,125 for noncertificated staff, replacing the previous 'at least' language. The scope of eligible personnel was significantly broadened with detailed definitions based on specific function codes and object codes, and the law now explicitly includes various types of leave (such as assault, sabbatical, and military leave) in the calculation of related benefits.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a general description of personnel to a precise definition based on specific job function codes and object codes, and it was amended to include specific categories of leave as related benefits.
REQUIREMENT

Salary increase amounts were changed from a minimum of $2,000/$1,000 to fixed amounts of $2,250 for certificated personnel and $1,125 for noncertificated personnel.

The definition of 'related benefits' was expanded to explicitly include leave due to assault, sabbatical, military, maternity, adoptive, and technology purposes.

DEFINITION

New detailed definitions were added for 'certificated personnel' and 'noncertificated personnel' using specific function codes and object codes from the state Department of Education.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was updated to reflect its final enrolled status as Act No. 366 and included a complete list of all sponsoring legislators.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2025 · House May 12, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed
Total votes 37
Jun 9, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
13
Committee
15
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Edmonds, Jackson-Andrews, and Mizell.
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (16-0).
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (9-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 30 co-sponsors

Sponsors